Year: 2008

Day 2: Inn at Occidental We woke from a contented night’s sleep, in our luxurious feather bed, and after soaking in our hot tubs, then drying off in front of our fireplace on frette towels, we moseyed down to the dining room where we met our hosts, Jerry and Tina, who volunteered to show us…

Thankfully, the rain was dwindling down for our 85 mile drive to Upper Lake, an area of wine country that I had never even heard of. However, even I knew when we passed the big neon Pink Elephant Saloon sign twice in one hour that we were going around in circles. After a not-very subtle…

We left the spa, feeling contentedly like spaghetti noodles cooked way past al dente, and headed back to Occidental for dinner. If you haven’t been to Occidental for a while, Negri’s and The Union restaurants are still battling it out for who serves the biggest family platters of old-style Italian food. But if you’d rather…

Hey Divas – its that time of year again! We have been profiling MEN from all over the world! An annual tantalizing tradition where we throw off the she shackles and look at the world from a manly perspective. We aren’t afraid to belly up to the bar of beaus and ask the men of…

Whoohoo, I managed to change my schedule and score a last minute great deal on my virgin flight on Virgin America, to attend Washington’s biggest wine event this weekend, April 5-6th, in Seattle.Taste Washington, which began ten years ago, has evolved into a perennial favorite for Washington wine lovers, a group which is rapidly growing…